#!/bin/bash # Script to safely remove Google Chrome and all its data # This will remove the Chrome application, cache, and user data # Color codes for output RED='\033[0;31m' GREEN='\033[0;32m' YELLOW='\033[0;33m' BLUE='\033[0;34m' NC='\033[0m' # No Color # Print with color print_info() { echo -e "${BLUE}INFO: $1${NC}" } print_warning() { echo -e "${YELLOW}WARNING: $1${NC}" } print_error() { echo -e "${RED}ERROR: $1${NC}" } print_success() { echo -e "${GREEN}SUCCESS: $1${NC}" } # Check if Chrome is running if pgrep "Google Chrome" > /dev/null; then print_error "Google Chrome is currently running." print_info "Please close Chrome completely before running this script." exit 1 fi # Paths to Chrome resources CHROME_APP="/Applications/Google Chrome.app" CHROME_CACHE="$HOME/Library/Caches/Google/Chrome" CHROME_USER_DATA="$HOME/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome" # Check if Chrome is installed if [ ! -d "$CHROME_APP" ]; then print_error "Google Chrome is not installed at $CHROME_APP." exit 1 fi # Calculate space before deletion print_info "Calculating space used by Chrome..." CHROME_APP_SIZE=$(du -sk "$CHROME_APP" | cut -f1) CHROME_CACHE_SIZE=0 CHROME_USER_DATA_SIZE=0 if [ -d "$CHROME_CACHE" ]; then CHROME_CACHE_SIZE=$(du -sk "$CHROME_CACHE" | cut -f1) fi if [ -d "$CHROME_USER_DATA" ]; then CHROME_USER_DATA_SIZE=$(du -sk "$CHROME_USER_DATA" | cut -f1) fi TOTAL_SIZE_KB=$((CHROME_APP_SIZE + CHROME_CACHE_SIZE + CHROME_USER_DATA_SIZE)) TOTAL_SIZE_MB=$((TOTAL_SIZE_KB / 1024)) TOTAL_SIZE_GB=$(echo "scale=2; $TOTAL_SIZE_KB/1048576" | bc) print_info "Chrome is currently using approximately $TOTAL_SIZE_GB GB of space:" echo " - Chrome Application: $((CHROME_APP_SIZE / 1024)) MB" echo " - Chrome Cache: $((CHROME_CACHE_SIZE / 1024)) MB" echo " - Chrome User Data: $((CHROME_USER_DATA_SIZE / 1024)) MB" # Warning about data loss print_warning "This will permanently delete Chrome and all its data, including:" echo " - Browsing history" echo " - Saved passwords (unless synced with your Google account)" echo " - Bookmarks (unless synced with your Google account)" echo " - Extensions and their data" echo " - Any other user preferences and data" # Ask for confirmation echo echo "Are you sure you want to proceed with deletion? (yes/no)" read -r CONFIRM if [[ ! "$CONFIRM" =~ ^[Yy][Ee][Ss]$ ]]; then print_info "Operation cancelled. No changes were made." exit 0 fi # Begin deletion print_info "Beginning Chrome cleanup..." # Remove Chrome application print_info "Removing Chrome application..." print_info "This requires administrator privileges. You'll be prompted for your password." if sudo rm -rf "$CHROME_APP"; then print_success "Chrome application removed successfully." else print_error "Failed to remove Chrome application." fi # Remove Chrome cache if [ -d "$CHROME_CACHE" ]; then print_info "Removing Chrome cache..." if rm -rf "$CHROME_CACHE"; then print_success "Chrome cache removed successfully." else print_error "Failed to remove Chrome cache." fi else print_info "Chrome cache directory not found. Skipping." fi # Remove Chrome user data if [ -d "$CHROME_USER_DATA" ]; then print_info "Removing Chrome user data..." if rm -rf "$CHROME_USER_DATA"; then print_success "Chrome user data removed successfully." else print_error "Failed to remove Chrome user data." fi else print_info "Chrome user data directory not found. Skipping." fi # Final cleanup print_info "Cleaning up any remaining Chrome preferences..." rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Preferences/com.google.Chrome"* rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Saved Application State/com.google.Chrome.savedState" # Success message print_success "Chrome cleanup completed!" print_success "Reclaimed approximately $TOTAL_SIZE_GB GB of disk space." print_info "If you want to reinstall Chrome, you can download it from https://www.google.com/chrome/" exit 0